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Eskom has once again implemented load shedding, again blaming outages at its coal-fired power plants.
Nersa has approved tariff increases for Eskom’s direct and municipal customers from April and July.
Despite the abeyance in load shedding for much of 2024, Eskom did not add any new generation capacity to the grid.
Botswana’s energy plan calls for 8GW of solar power by 2030, and it plans to export excess power to countries in the region.
Several important projects that were delayed in 2024 are expected to be brought online this year.
Government will reduce its debt relief package for state-owned power utility Eskom by a further R20-billion.
Climate programmes targeting funding for emerging economies won’t be derailed, according to analysts.
Eskom suspended load shedding at 10am on Sunday after recovering more than 3GW of generating capacity.
The dreaded Eskom power cuts are back again, for the third time this year, with stage-3 outages until Monday.